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rowanberry
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Basking Newt Apr 19, 2017 14:13:08 GMT

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Post by rowanberry on Apr 19, 2017 14:13:08 GMT

Got of few photos of a newt enjoying the sunshine today... this is the first time I've seen one of them doing this, usually they just surface for a quick breath of air and then dive down out of sight.

I hope there's more than one in the pond- especially since I'm having a complete lack of tads this year.

Basking Newt 01 Apr2017 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr

Basking Newt 02 Apr2017 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr

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Basking Newt Apr 24, 2017 19:41:00 GMT

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Post by rowanberry on Apr 24, 2017 19:41:00 GMT

To add to my newt photos, I took this yesterday morning of two newts swimming about just beneath the surface of the water. The larger of the two, (which I'm presuming is a female, since it looks pregnant) was intent on hunting tadpoles, (of which there are hardly any this year) while ignoring the smaller, darker one following her about.

Two Newts Apr2017 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr

As I was watching these two I saw a third moving through the hornwort... the pond seems to be well-populated with newts this year.

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